Monica’s Travels

An Experience to Remember – The Tryall Club, Jamaica

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintDo you remember watching the old black and white movies with the British enjoying their tea on shaded verandas over looking the sea? This week we had a chance to experience this bygone era at a magical place called The Tryall Club. Steve and I bid on a Jamaican vacation at…

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Eggslut – The Ultimate Egg Experience

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintEggslut, what kind of name is that?  When it was making its name as a must try in LA’s food truck explosion, I discounted it.  I was more intrigued by some of the more exotic offerings from the food trucks, or maybe the name was a bit shocking. I’m really not…

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Pasta with Cherry Tomato Sauce

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrint1-2 servings This is the first pasta sauce I learned to make with Salvatore and Marilu, my Italian friends.  At their restaurant Il Ritrovo, which sits on a hillside overlooking the Amalfi Coast.   This dish is the one for me – it’s the first thing I eat when I arrive for my…

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The Sunday Cookout

FacebookTwitterDiggPinterestYummlyStumbleUponemailPrintWeekends are special times, having a few days to catch our breath allows us to relax a bit. Now that the pleasant weather has arrived we can go outside and move around, which naturally makes us more social. Here in Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are a natural draw. As the…

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